Fighting game with monsters/mythological creatures

[Skylark68]

Anyone remember an arcade fighting game that had monsters instead of people? It was a side view type game (like street fighter) and I remember one of the monsters/creatures you could fight was a Medusa type character with a long tail like a rattlesnake. I want to say it was a SNK game but I can't be sure. It was around the early '90s when I remember playing it. It's definitely not King of Monsters, it was more like mythological creatures than movie monsters. A point in the right direction would be helpful. Thanks!

[EmOneGarand]

Anyone remember an arcade fighting game that had monsters instead of people? It was a side view type game (like street fighter) and I remember one of the monsters/creatures you could fight was a Medusa type character with a long tail like a rattlesnake. I want to say it was a SNK game but I can't be sure. It was around the early '90s when I remember playing it. It's definitely not King of Monsters, it was more like mythological creatures than movie monsters. A point in the right direction would be helpful. Thanks!

I can only think of a 3D fighter called Killing Zone by Naxat but that was on PSX only. I can't think of any other fighting game with a medusa character with a serpentine lower body in anything older.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_Zone

[keitaro]

maybe mutant fighter?

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8797

[yuppicide]

I vaguely remember this. I don't think it was SNK. I was thinking Capcom.

 

She could turn you to stone or freeze you or something. I'm trying to figure out the game myself.. I wanted to say one of the "Dark Stalker" series of games, but am turning up nothing in Google that I can find so far.

[retrorussell]

Sounds like Fighting Fantasy/Hippodrome.

[Skylark68]

I vaguely remember this. I don't think it was SNK. I was thinking Capcom.

 

She could turn you to stone or freeze you or something. I'm trying to figure out the game myself.. I wanted to say one of the "Dark Stalker" series of games, but am turning up nothing in Google that I can find so far.

 

That sounds about right. Let me know if you find anything.

 

I can't see youtube at work, I'll have to check it out tonight at home...

[mos6507]

I'm probably off on this but you aren't thinking about Rastan are you?

 

For my quarter, the animations and artwork blow those other two games away. It was really slick for the late 80s.

 

[Baloo]

Killer Instinct maybe?

[Skylark68]

Sounds like Fighting Fantasy/Hippodrome.

 

This actually ended up being the right one! Thanks for the help to everyone!